Nine Inch Nails - The Background World (HD audio - gapless edit)

[@nomisukeindustries]

In response to those commenting that editing the track was destroying Trent's music, I dug this up from a "The Hand That Feeds" GarageBand tracklist that HE HIMSELF uploaded in 2005: "Hello all- For quite some time I've been interested in the idea of allowing you the ability to tinker around with my tracks - to create remixes, experiment, embellish or destroy what's there. I tried a few years ago to do this in shockwave with very limited results. After spending some quality time sitting in hotel rooms on a press tour, it dawned on me that the technology now exists and is already in the hands of some of you. I got to work experimenting and came up with something I think you'll enjoy." "Change the tempo. Add new loops. Chop up the vocals. Turn me into a woman. Replay the guitar. Anything you'd like." "There are some copyright issues involved, so read the notice that pops up. Giving this away is an experiment. I'm interested to see what comes of it, what issues are raised and what the results are. Have fun" -Trent Reznor -April 15, 2005

[@andrewisjesus]

You did the right thing bro. I searched right for a gapless version when i first heard this 2 years ago

[@lawrencegray5403]

Theres a couple remixes ppl made that i actually like better....and thats saying a lot, because, Trent.

[@stlkr]

amen bro! i'm with ya!

[@HoodyBoy85]

I keep coming back to this one so 👏🏻

[@jasonkraley]

you should “pin this” to the top of the commentary…

[@nomisukeindustries]

"I wanted the music to sound kind of ugly and to sound unfriendly not suck you in with a sexy hook." -Trent Reznor So, there you have it. The gap is real and this is just an experiment. Either you like it or you don't. No reason to call anyone names for trying something.

[@remmywilson5210]

He is not even trying something, he just makes sonic recreations of his feelings.Im an old NIN junkie and this song along with "this isn't the place" just made me remember why Trent Reznor is my favourite sound designer.Wrong,Sound Architect.

[@grumpysandwich]

i like without the ugly gaps

[@CarriePinegar23]

Yes, I do to, but I think that was Trents point. The background world does not sound good. It is bad.

[@andrewgorra5026]

It's funny he says that . Because I felt drawn to the song right away and I even find myself trying to pick up the loop amongst all the great distortion at the end.

[@carldawkins6751]

Whoa, the image degrading was a nice touch!

[@SheriffScabs]

I love this song and taking out the gaps only makes it better. Thank you

[@nomisukeindustries]

Just an idea I had. The music Trent and Atticus produce is so mechanical and so well-timed it calls to me to be looped, edited, and de-gapped. I regularly make one-hour versions of NIN songs when I get bored.

[@codybrady6940]

Honestly over time... This has become one of my favorite NIN sings. That bass, the progression to that hypnotic, deteriorating loop. So fucking good.

[@СэмГолд]

The gapped version sounds like the menu screen of an old videogame that has a track looping with a delay. The gapless version feels like you're peering out of a spaceship window, watching the earth get smaller as you accelerate away from it, hearing the final transmission become increasingly distorted.

[@thepenguin114]

Exactly

[@mezykin]

yes sir 😢

[@PetrolheadAEHG]

Dude, it sounds so different but really cool how the distortion enters more "subtle" really nive job man 👍

[@nomisukeindustries]

Thanks. I couldn't get it out of my head what it may sound like, so I decided to share it after removing all 52 gaps. Wasn't that hard with an old WAV editor from 2001 called Acoustica. I bought it for ten bucks and it still does me well to this day.

[@dr.cinder8574]

Great stuff. I really respect how you treated the original work. Rarely on youtube do people give proper credit. You made something new, and you showed the origin of the master work. I'm giving you the thumbs up, but I'll keep the original on my personal playlist!

[@nomisukeindustries]

;-)

[@carldawkins6751]

I think you have to give an A for effort, even if you don't like the track.

[@Morgue0]

I don't know how many times I've listened to this on repeat. Can't stop

[@AtheistJr]

Once I start I cannot stop myself...

[@echo_then_void]

It feels comfortable listening to it without the gap, I don't like that. The gap gave it a sensation of anxiety which seems Reznor was probably going for. It feels a bit numb without it.

[@nomisukeindustries]

There are times that I can listen to one over the other. I've honestly heard this version so many times now from editing it down that I'm back to listening to the original. That is the way it was meant to be heard, so I should remain loyal to it.

[@nomisukeindustries]

It's not that I didn't like it. Far from it. I just wanted to experiment with the track to see what it sounded like without it and was pleasantly surprised by the result. So much so that I figured I would share it publicly in the hopes that others would find it enjoyable. I'm perfectly aware that rabid "fans" would most likely turn on me and scream blasphemy for what I've done, but people seem to forget that, a few years back, Trent OPENLY DISTRIBUTED THE STUDIO TRACKS FROM HIS ALBUMS. Then, he provided a place on the site for fans to upload and share their experimental mixes of HIS music. Fans aren't allowed to speak on the artist's behalf when he himself has suggested they take his music and make it their own.

[@echo_then_void]

Agreed, but it seems to me that you have to be apart of that culture to really appreciate the design of the song. Going all the way back to industrial roots, something that was clearly a huge inspiration for Reznor, I wouldn't be surprised that half of his fan base wouldn't take a second listen to anything like Throbbing Gristle lol. Which I get it I guess lol to each their own haha. I think he does well by making music for himself and for his fans, spanning different interests from people who actually enjoy the long ended grindy industrial instrumental fuck fest to just the good rhythm hook based pop tracks.

[@echo_then_void]

For sure, I'm not judging haha. Realistically if you bought the album and own the track you should be able to do as you wish with it, as long as your not making a profit off of it, within the capacity of what you did to the track. Which it doesn't look like you are, giving the appropriate credit and all. I gave the whole thing a listen without the gaps, and I get its appeal for it.

[@MaryJohnson-fw5yf]

those hiccups narrate the sense of urgencies repetitive nature. Are you sure.......this is what you want. it's the genius of T.R challenging us to read between the lines. (a theory)

[@oliviamoose9641]

It's funny, listening to the original like 20 times, my brain keeps anticipating the skips that now aren't there. It's so weird.

[@nomisukeindustries]

Now that more than two months have passed, listening to this version for anyone who is familiar with the original will cause a slight jarring of the psyche. It was meant for anyone who heard the track within the first few days of its release and was wondering, just as I was, if the gaps were purposeful or accidental and what the loops would sound like without them.

[@enlightenedsaiyajinbryce9172]

Ikr!!!

[@shuplitz2257]

Just a fun fact for those of you who might not know, the loop at the end is extended by the original gap to exactly nine seconds and repeats 52 times (Trent was 52 when this was released). Removing the gaps kinda feels like painting makeup on the Mona Lisa, but I have to agree that it’s easier to listen to.

[@voodoodolll]

*It actually sounds pretty good*

[@iselfnoone]

Thanks for your effort. I wish he had kept the loop and had it decay. Maybe he knew it'd get sampled as the hardest rap beat ever.

[@kimrahknightsguild_5053]

I’m only now finding this edit and I can say that, while this one just feels like it’s flowing, like a river stream that leads to a larger body of water at the end, the original feels like a river too but with a waterfall by the end of its stream, which is also another stream and just continues until the same thing happens, it leads to somewhere. Basically, the original feels like you’re struck with realization at the end of each loop, while this one, just degenerates progressively and almost unnoticeably until you pick up the “scratchiness” of the loop.

[@Shelby-os5lx]

I kinda like this gapless version, in a "parable of a frog in boiling water" way

[@15yearswasted54]

Thank you so much for making this. I hated the gap.

[@MrBullsac]

Me too

[@davelutherable]

This song is so fucking cool. Probs my new favourite NIN song. Was totally gonna remove the gaps myself, much appreciated pal

[@joeshmow9097]

Thank you! Much better without the gaps. The song overall is pure NIN --- love it!

[@nomisukeindustries]

At the risk of aggravating the fans I will say that it is not better, but offers an alternate ending that many audiences may find more comforting. Kind of like when test audiences didn't like the original ending of Army of Darkness, so Sam Raimi decided to go with a silly store shootout instead of a post-apocalyptic future. Yes, I just compared Trent Reznor to Sam Raimi... except Trent did not give in to audience pressure and I did.

[@AH-pc2on]

GAPLESS! oh my lord that sounds much better

[@fredmentor]

The first time - it was difficult to wade through this long end .. but now I listen to it on headphones, at home and in the car ... And it's a better chaos - than what I hear on TV or online - about politics, bitches, idiots, worse terrorists. This song is all about it and it's what's around us ... it's my opinion as a creator.

[@TheTUGAfreak]

I love both versions!

[@chaos_omega]

The distortion getting heavier and heavier I think has MORE effect without the gaps.

[@alienandy]

Very interesting. I've gotten so used to the gap the seamless version almost seems just as jarring at first. I've played around with that last 7 minutes or so myself, but I like what you did here.

[@elvay6847]

Hey thanks for doing this. It was a different listening experience for sure.

[@chrislee7655]

I was worried that Trent didn't have another song like this left in him. Incredible track

[@nomisukeindustries]

He will never cease to amaze me.

[@chrisdimitrijevic9243]

thanks for doing this , I like both versions but this is trending higher for me today.

[@nomisukeindustries]

My pleasure.

[@KreyProductions]

i never thought i'd say this but i actually miss the gap

[@chazdevereaux6258]

The link to the original is right up above.

[@sarahmatter6119]

Krey Productions was just thinking the same thing.

[@gemfyre855]

I was listening to it thinking it was the original version and going "Christ have I listened to this so many times that the placement of the gap just doesn't bother me at all anymore and I don't even hear it?" Then I realised.

[@garcia1368]

Like no other Artist, Trent Reznor never disappoints cuz if ur a true fan , u will understand his passion and love for what he does and how he pushes his talent further and making it more interesting and creative. Annoying at the end to some, that I understand. Anyways, gap edit was an awesome idea. I love it either way! 😎🤘✌️

[@Rhinainflames]

Thx. I cut off the loops and the noise, so it's car-compatible now :) Absolutely love it!

[@chazdevereaux6258]

There's also the option of only using the first loop 52 times so it doesn't degrade. But that would get a little boring after the first two minutes or so.

[@Rhinainflames]

Yeah, I like the first loop, but I can't cut off that sound between the loop and the vocal part..(kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHW8Xp6Nga15fasm4s) It's really distracting. (I know, that's the point) :D

[@chazdevereaux6258]

I can give it a shot and send it to you in a PM if you're interested.

[@Rhinainflames]

Chaz Devereaux If you have time for it, I'll thank you :)

[@nomisukeindustries]

Treat it like a special restaurant order: The first 4:03 of the song is the dish. The loops are the sides you can get with it. The 3 seconds of feedback and filler between the two are the way you want it cooked. The gaps are getting rice pilaf instead of rice. Now, did you want the loop to still degrade, continue 52 times, or have the song end abruptly at 4:03 before any noise? I can also throw in like 8 loops that slowly fade out to nothing if you prefer. :-)

[@benediktarnold797]

The loop is repeated 52 times. Exactly Trent‘s age in years when this track was Release. Immediately the loop begins to digest itself and dissolves into oblivion towards the end. So the gaps just help you to count those loops.

[@shawnmichta9290]

I love the song but I have a hard time listening with the gap. I get it, trust me but it is just too hard on the ol' ears.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I can't stand Piet Mondrian. I think his work is shit. All it is are lines and colored boxes. It's stupid. However, he's famous for it. I understand that. Shawn is saying he understands why Trent does this sort of thing. That doesn't mean he always has to force himself to listen to it. I believe when Trent designs a track with the mindset of "this will make the listener feel uneasy and anxious", he's basically saying, "anyone who listens to this and truly enjoys it is fucked in the head".

[@Trashware]

Eh, only slightly fucked. It's not uncommon at all for someone to enjoy a little tension and disorder ;) On the other hand I'm not surprised people can't resist the urge to smoothen out the bumps, that's exactly the kind of feeling the original intent evokes.

[@peppermillers8361]

just noticed that the picture in the video degrades with the video. amazing.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I wish I would have been smart enough to have it degrade from high-quality to low-quality over the entire duration, but unfortunately it's a repetitive degradation of single image loops in intervals of 5 seconds rendered at a very low bit rate.

[@peppermillers8361]

@@nomisukeindustries eh, you did the best you could.

[@powzey10]

Thank so much for making this!

[@nomisukeindustries]

Literally my pleasure. Making minor tweaks to Trent and Atticus' work over the years had been a way to fill the gaps myself (where idle time is concerned). I use a very, very simple wav editor called "Acoustica" I picked up about 12 years ago and have never updated. No filters, no volumization, and no pitch or tempo changes. Just snip-snip, copy-copy, paste-paste.

[@amodernalchemist432]

Absolutely Genius as always! N41L5 setting hi bars, Trent is a God of Music, keep it up!

[@TylerJamesLogsdon]

massive fan of the EP and I love this version.

[@sarahmatter6119]

Nice job on closing that gap. Damn.

[@nomisukeindustries]

Thanks. It's a testament to my extraordinarily lonely life of having enough time to break a track into 54 pieces and put it back together in the right order. :-D

[@thorezra1378]

Listening to this track with the playback speed turned up to 1x25 is pretty interesting ... no disrespect to Trent or the guy who remixed this track already ... cheers!

[@Negative.headspace]

This is new to me, therefore I'm grateful

[@Hadras7094]

I like this version. Thanks for uploading!

[@dinothegonzo]

The gap is pretty unsettling, but this is much more unsettling.

[@capchassuck]

dmlt1210 yeah but at least it didn't sound like an 8 track skipping a track

[@smokestack534]

thats whats so good about it. its so much more intense cause its gets more distorted more quickly and youre not even ready for it

[@kurzwaren9304]

(posting for myself) You left me here What am I supposed to do? I never dared to look inside Just like you told me to I'm going into you again I know you saw it too And I will keep myself awake I know what's coming I feel it's reaching through There is no moving past There is no better place There is no future point in time We will not get away The world is bleeding out It folds itself in two Behind the background world It's always bleeding through Are you sure (This is what you want?)

[@42kenward]

Whilst I can completely understand that the original "gapped" version is deliberately by Trent to be an uncomfortable listen, I actually prefer this version by some distance.

[@archangel9363]

Everywhere at the End of Time, but extreme formative-era depression has created early onset dementia in the subject.

[@qqquasar]

For some reason, this feels like a really short, dark version of that song by The Caretaker, the one that lasts like 6 hours and a half. Listening to it without the cuts is quite an experience, honestly, as you don't notice it's getting droned and reverbed until it's already noticeable. Maybe it even has the same purpose, to dwelve into the degenerating human mind. Please, value your moments of sanity.

[@davehansen4898]

Love this version

[@chaos_omega]

Interesting that the gaps only add up to about 4 seconds.

[@kaiju6396]

I'm pretty sure this is what I want .

[@KeyItemsandlockeddoors]

Way Fucking better. Thank you so much. Goddamn.

[@secretbaseinvestigations7039]

Top job!

[@nomisukeindustries]

Thank you!

[@NemorisInferioris]

Much better. But the gaps seem to make it more of a Loop, reoccurring. The distortion and decay of every loop is emphasized. This flows better though. Idk both are good

[@chriszewski]

I never dared to look inside...

[@PopCultureKick]

I appreciate the original but definitely prefer this version. Thx

[@nomisukeindustries]

Glad you like it. Even happier you appreciate the original. :)

[@PopCultureKick]

Nomisuke Deadman Trent is a god

[@MaryJohnson-fw5yf]

hesitation marks in background world. are you sure.....(hesitate) this is what you want. that thinking beat

[@silverface851]

I'd loved to say I love this version if only it was the original. But now I'm really into the original LOL the first 3 times I listened didn't like the gap but now I don't like it without the gap. Still nice job doing it, it's great for the ones who are not into the gap.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I'm the exact same way. As I said in a previous comment, I must have listened to this at least a dozen times while editing it and now I'm back to only listening to the original.

[@EvilSurroundsUs]

I like Armani Exchange, Express, Banana Republic and Old Navy. The gap is alright.

[@dirtyduck10]

Add Violence!!!!!

[@KingLich451]

ooh, sounds catchy :D

[@stevebooth2934]

Where can I find a high res version of this? I love this song, and this is far closer to how the band plays it live anyway. Great job

[@nomisukeindustries]

Check through the comments. In one of the replies someone else asked for a copy of the high-res and I posted a link and it should still be active.

[@AtheistJr]

Post your email

[@-.MICHAEL.-]

-both? -both! -yeah! -both(both) -both is good!

[@stlkr]

number of gaps correspond to Trent age.

[@thepenguin114]

And the number of weeks in a year.

[@carterrouch3917]

It's the best feeling

[@SummersSnaps]

My take on it. The original works better with the gaps, because it's long and gives an impression of 'broken'. This version is superb but doesn't suit the full 11mins, the looping feels less broken and therefore loses something. I think a shortened edit of this track so that the gapless loop at the end lasts only a minute or so with a slow fade out would work much better, kinda like a radio edit version. Good job tho.

[@nomisukeindustries]

Everything Trent does from an artistic standpoint has purpose. There isn't one single sound in any given fraction of a second that is not there purposefully. If you look at it from the perspective of the soundtrack for a cartoon, it's basically the same principle. Absolutely everything you hear is manufactured for you to hear and is not accidental. That being said, I don't compare the two as far as which one I think is "better", because one is the way it was meant to be heard and one is not. I just wanted to see what it would sound like without that unnerving interuption between loops. I honestly never listen to this version anymore and really haven't since a few days after I put it up.

[@KWD420]

I wish I had a copy of this. But cut off at 7:09

[@nomisukeindustries]

As you wish. drive.google.com/open?id=0B0BIKSLnFJrlUmFuZy1GeWI0ZlU

[@KWD420]

Nomisuke Deadman dude you fucking rock! That's so perfect! I've been talking about this song for days now. And what you just did literally made the song how I want it in my playlist.

[@nomisukeindustries]

Not a prob. You should be able to easily compress it to MP3 using any number of free programs so it doesn't take up so much space on your preferred player or phone. I didn't want to do it because I don't like choosing the quality of music for people. I leave it as CD quality and let them decide.

[@capchassuck]

Reset button!!

[@voodoodolll]

Thanks for the link from Reddit! - _Nihil_Obstat

[@nomisukeindustries]

You are welcome.

[@guillermocrespo8144]

Once you get used is better with the gap I tell you haha

[@atlrvrse]

this says alot about society

[@billytaylor3842]

ALWAYS and 4FUCKIN EVER..........THANK YOU FOR TIHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DO YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND????

[@nomisukeindustries]

You are most welcome. I understand. :)

[@rgrant]

Much more seductive to listen to... why do you think they left those gaps in.. to make it annoying? Can you send me a link to a hi-res version so I can replace the official version I bought!

[@chazdevereaux6258]

I'm almost positive it was for tempo purposes. If I were to take that last bar of music in the loop and stretch it .1 second it would probably sound perfect. However, I've already posted enough of these, so I'm just going to leave these as is.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I believe he and his creative partners have a reason for everything they do. Look at the album art. "Amplify Chaos"? "Add Violence"? Obviously, it's not meant to be listened to by hardcore Adele fans who don't understand how noise and feedback can be considered music. drive.google.com/open?id=0B0BIKSLnFJrlOVlkR1kyd3N5c1U

[@rgrant]

Thanks for the link!

[@scottsparkman5628]

The reason Trent and Atticus have that 1/10th pause in the bar before the melody loops is to cause a sense of anxiety within the listener, at least that is what my friend told me. He was a music theorist in college and he said that this type of bar break is very unnatural to the ear, so it causes uneasiness -- like a a sudden silence over a thunderstorm. Have the lightening strikes past or has someone fallen into the eye of the storm? As the song loops, the Hertz drop each time, cause more uneasiness as the song becomes quite granular.

[@voodoodolll]

He was trying to achieve something more conceptual than musical with the last bit

[@iwillneverpostavideo]

Hm, I don't know how to describe this, and it feels weird saying it on a video old enough to be in grade school anyway, but I think the gap between the loops should be longer. Like, if the original song puts 1 and a half beats between loops to make it feel disjointed, you shortened it to one beat, when I think it would have been better to lengthen it to 2 beats.

[@TheBlueLotus777]

I enjoy this verse better I can spiral downwards without attempting to look upwards

[@qfrostbite5041]

Your version is definitely mixed differently than mine, or it is just youtubes shitty compression?

[@chazdevereaux6258]

I'm not sure what you mean. All I did was take the original song and remove the gaps from 4 minutes 16 seconds on between the loops. It should still be at 192 kbps.

[@andrewisjesus]

for the 5 tracks i have over 300 mbs so definitely compressed for me. still like it both ways, with and without gaps. glad you posted this

[@voodoodolll]

I know, that's what I thought too. I kinda like having this compressed, gapless version...

[@AtheistJr]

Lol. Don't want any compression duding that 8 minutes of static. (Just kidding)

[@JoannaLang-on4qo]

3 bumps. I remember everything, do you eat roofies and deodorant?

[@robpaul1583]

Can we get this lossless?

[@nomisukeindustries]

Buried within the comments is a link to the wav file. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll dig it up and post it again.

[@robpaul1583]

@@nomisukeindustries Damn this just popped up on my feed after six years, I STILL listen to this edit over the OG version

[@humanharddrive1]

this is the way is should have been

[@ignaciosilva5614]

temazo

[@KatzAreAwesome101]

What's the gap? I'm an idiot, sorry

[@nomisukeindustries]

You're not an idiot. There's a link to the original version in the description at the top. Listen to that one. It comes at the second half of the song and you will hear it almost immediately.

[@g-plan9future204]

♤Ok I love it

[@LassieFarm]

Gap is there for a reason

[@nomisukeindustries]

Then don't listen to this version.

[@acrobot4512]

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[@MiharuNV750]

Это 2D из Gorillaz поет?

[@arnaudrousseau2691]

What have you done :/

[@nomisukeindustries]

Provided a version that I figured people would see differently. Think of it as averting the apocalypse. If you don't like it, change the channel.

[@zapakguy1991]

Internet

[@nomisukeindustries]

Books

[@zapakguy1991]

Mountains

[@mangy2fly604]

Happy little trees

[@JackIsTheKing]

This is blasphemous. Respect the gap!

[@nomisukeindustries]

I don't remember Trent ever commanding a group of monks to write a book proclaiming that its third rule outline the illegality of remastering his works. As a matter of fact, as commented several times in this thread, Trent actually condones the editing and remixing of his music. And no one said I ever disrespected the gap. This is just a version without it. I never said, not even hinted, that this was "better".

[@nomisukeindustries]

I was on a roll that day. It was more a snap reaction than a defense.

[@obeyy0urmaster]

Hahahahaha I don’t hear your “remix” or whatever you did, just grateful to listen to the song, fk the internet and the idiots using it

[@nomisukeindustries]

Truly a perfect comment.

[@obeyy0urmaster]

@ I remembered something didn’t Trent use to release all his music in different formats so you can make remixes or mess around ? I remembered that he did it on with teeth and all of subsequent releases ever since

[@bubbaswine9649]

I liked the gaps.

[@nomisukeindustries]

Which is why I included the link to the original in the comments. :-)

[@bubbaswine9649]

Nomisuke Deadman, I’m not complaining. It’s still great either way. This version is more user friendly. The gaps just make me feel a bit uneasy when listening and I like that.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I think that was definitely the intention. Trent & Atticus' music lies somewhere between "brilliant" and "haunting". "Braunting". Just listen to the "Gone Girl" soundtrack.

[@ПроспектАлександрович]

Gaps were more expressive and conveyed more meaning to music. This version more pop. Original version is better much more! Резкие промежутки тишины были более экспрессивными и придавали музыке больше смысла. Эта версия более доступна для большинства.

[@jennifeancky5413]

Go Back to Sleep as it has been bleeding through for years & you have No Clue as to the actual storyline & messages contained within. Add Violence is a sequel not prequel to Not the Actual Events.

[@nomisukeindustries]

It is my (and several thousand other fans') opinion that Add Violence is a prequel to a story being told in reverse, much like Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), Mechanical Animals, and Antichrist Superstar were also told in reverse. It is my interpretation as a listener, which doesn't make me wrong. "Manson had initially conceived Mechanical Animals as a sequel to Antichrist Superstar, following The Worm after its fall from power. However, when Holy Wood was released the story was now to be read in an inversed order and suddenly Mechanical Animals was a prequel to Antichrist Superstar rather than its sequel. This shows that the actual story was not conceived linearly and ideas that initially represented or referred to one thing, may now have a meaning entirely different from that which was originally intended." In this same manner, I believe Reznor is doing the story in reverse. Pay attention to the lyrics. Listen to how one flows into the next. And please don't tell me I don't have a clue when you are obviously the one who has no idea what you are talking about.

[@jennifeancky5413]

+Nomisuke Deadman & Trent has outright told you that you are still Asleep. How do I know? Because I have been his Muse & Inspiration behind HTDA albums Hesitation Marks Not the Actual Events & unreleased 3rd. I'll also tell you that Born Villain The Pale Emperor Heaven Upsidedown Money Shot Donkey Punch the Night Conditions of My Parole Bowie's The Next Day & BlackStar Foo Fighters Wasting Light Sonic Highways Concrete & Gold & 8MM Between the Devil & Two Blackhearts are also puzzle pieces to the game we are all playing. Go Back to Sleep!

[@nomisukeindustries]

I refuse to accept the unwarranted arrogance of a nameless, faceless person on KZbin claiming they are not only the inspiration behind several pieces of work, but also intimately understand the music far better than anyone else. Spewing random, enigmatic words which have references to several pieces of work doesn't make you a god. You speak on no one's behalf until you prove who you actually are. Until then, keep riding the egoism train.

[@jennifeancky5413]

+Nomisuke Deadman would you like to see Sean Beavan's Contracts for CORE's Wounded Holding the Fire or maybe Brian Garcia's Starts to Bleed. www.myspace.com/thecentercore.

[@nomisukeindustries]

I'm sorry, but I could not allow you to link to a social networking site that's been dead for over a decade. I've come to the conclusion that you are a KZbin troll who has taken a few too many designer drugs and must therefore be stopped before your head gets any bigger. Your previous comment referring to some sort of contract has been reported as spam.

[@onam7801]

hahaha no charm what d h ell u did??

[@nomisukeindustries]

I'm having a difficult time understanding your gibberish. I believe you're trying to tell me that I made a mistake in editing out the gaps in order to offer an alternative listening experience from what was intended. If so, you are welcome to that opinion. However, since you are obviously a moron, just understand that your blather has no real social impact in a KZbin comment section other than to provide statistical evidence that stupid people are alive and well to balance out the genealogical equation.

[@LOVEANDZOMBIES]

why even do this...

[@chazdevereaux6258]

Because reasons.

[@onam7801]

lifeless

[@Swim_Jonse]

You broke the track. Good job.

[@nomisukeindustries]

176 people and counting disagree with you.

[@Swim_Jonse]

A whole lot more over here, bruv.

[@nomisukeindustries]

191 now. 17 on your side. :)

[@Swim_Jonse]

puu.sh/yoE96/32c49d9c3d.png Miss the point, dull the point as well.

[@nomisukeindustries]

You're right. Looks like 2 thousand people disagree with you over there.

[@ThisIsYourGodNow]

The gaps were the worst musical decision trent has ever made

[@voodoodolll]

He was trying to convey something more conceptual than musical in a way that was meant to be hard on the ears.

[@nomisukeindustries]

Kult: I can't agree with this at all. He does everything for a reason. I understand why he did it. I was listening to both versions equally, but now that I've heard this take dozens of times while editing, I'm back to the original. And, I must say, I enjoy the genius behind adding the break. There's a comment buried in here somewhere by a user named Scott that explains the psychology of Trent's method, which I'm not going to regurgitate, but I suggest you comb through and see if you can find it.

[@hoon4tw]

The gaps are why I've listened to this track so many times, trying to figure it out. I think understand a bit but even if I don't I put a good rate of thought into it. I think... or I hope that is the point. Even if the gaps are irrational (which seems unlikely) the track is captivating. Soooo go troll somewhere else please.

[@superbeebaby1]

Hesitation marks in the Background World!

[@dylanfranklin5000]

The song loops 52 times (Trent Reznor is 52 years old) which each loop deteriorating which is implying as you age you deteriorate.

[@CleverMetaphor]

I'm not going to listen to it, but you are destroying the intention of the song.

[@nomisukeindustries]

You aren't allowed to have an opinion if you refuse to listen to it.

[@CleverMetaphor]

do i really need to listen to it to know what it's gonna sound like?

[@CleverMetaphor]

i'm not listening to it so i don't ruin the original

[@nomisukeindustries]

You can do whatever you want. You just aren't allowed to have an opinion on something you haven't even listened to. You especially aren't allowed to speak on the behalf of the original artist by declaring this as a "destruction" of his work. Clearly you haven't paid close enough attention to his invitations to alter, modify, and remix his music in the past. If his version is meant to cause anxiety by creating a rift between loops which is unnerving to the ear, to say the least, the version I have provided would be the "calm" rendition. Certainly it's not "destroying" anything.

[@CleverMetaphor]

you aren't allowed to declare what i'm allowed to have an opinion on. if you dont like that, i dont care. but i stand by it and i wont listen to it. i wouldn't listen to "echoes" without all the crazy ass noise in the middle of the song either. but thats just my opinion.

[@KillingMrFusion]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR ME!!! :)))))))

[@chazdevereaux6258]

It's for everyone. :-)

[@KillingMrFusion]

LOL! I was about to do it myself, I meant. I hope everyone likes it!